Re: Apple Card - daily cash back? - Yesterday

Cash back is a variable value. Some purchases have 3%, others are 1%. I have it all deposited into an Apple Savings Account that's earning 4.15%. You wouldn't think it would accumulate much, but have almost $600 in just about 8 months time. The interest rate is considerable, better than securities for much of this year.

Re: American calendars - Yesterday

QuoteAcer Quotefreeradical Why do they start the week with Sunday when Sunday is the last day of the week? Hmm? Sunday is the first day of the week. Says so in the sacred texts. Sunday is the last day of the week..."and on the 7th day God rested", unless you're Jewish, then it's sundown Friday-sundown Saturday for rest and Sunday is for Worship...or unless you're 7th Day Adventist..

Re: If I were going to buy an EV, which one? - Yesterday

The Chevy Bolt, or the slightly larger Bolt EUV is actually a great option in your use case. It's very inexpensive. GM worked out most, if not all, of the bugs over the 10 years they made the Volt, it's hybrid cousin. Depending on which state you live in, you might be able to get one for at or even below $20k new if you include federal and state credits. The downside is that GM plans to disco

Re: good uses for a large air compressor...? - Yesterday

I use mine to clear out my sprinkler system...that reminds me...I still need to do that this year. Better get on that.

Re: 4 Bluesky invite codes contained within - 2 days ago

what is Bluesky?

Re: Need this explained at 8th grade level- blue texts, green texts - 2 days ago

Messages handled entirely via iMessages allow different types of interactions. You can like messages, post with emphasis so that a response 'pops' with confetti, fireworks, etc. If someone in the group chat responds with an Android phone that all falls apart and the SMS messaging goes back to feeling like a Nokia in 1998, with some slight added advancements.

Re: How to make more room on iPhone - 2 days ago

For me, the biggest offender is often podcasts that are stacking up and unlistened to. Other common culprits are downloaded videos in Netflix/Amazon/YouTube, etc. Settings>General>iPhoneStorage will show you the worst offenders and give some options to help trim some fat...

Re: workplace giving away old laptops and desktops. Anything interesting here? - 2 days ago

They'll all run Ubuntu just fine.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck prices and range - 4 days ago

QuotepRICE cUBE QuoteCarnos Jax I guarantee you won’t be able to buy it at that price. After the dealership adds their fluff, it’ll be more than $60K. You gotta wonder why nobody’s buying the lightning enforce cutting production on them. And Chevy and Tesla won't add their fluff? The entire EV market is slowing. Ford is responding to their customers and ramping up Hybrid trucks. EV is

Re: If you watch one Cybertruck review….. - 5 days ago

This is the companion podcast that I personally think is even better:

Re: Electric Unicycle $2000 - 7 days ago

They do look fun, and the people who learn how to ride them can REALLY maneuver...but the probability to kill yourself seems too high.

Re: Tesla Cybertruck prices and range - 7 days ago

That $40k price was also before the $7500 Federal Tax Credit was restored to Tesla. That essentially guarantees a near $10k price increase. Mix in a pandemic, interest rate increases not seen in 30 years and some new features on the vehicle...and $30k isn't insane. It still puts it on par with a high end F-150. I'm not canceling my reservation just yet, but I'm not excited about the price eit

Re: iTunes Store, Chuck: The Complete Series (2007) (Digital HD TV Show) $15 - 7 days ago

Thanks! This show is a guilty pleasure of mine.

Re: Apple One Premier (1 month) New $37.95 — Old $32.95 Starting December 29, 2023 - 8 days ago

What is Apple One?

Re: Diameter is not circumference. - 9 days ago

They're bakers, not mathematicians.

Re: some greenish news - 10 days ago

I've been advocating for these types of storage for a long time. These batteries aren't exactly efficient, but they're cheap and the energy is free and will be available again tomorrow at no cost. The important thing to grasp is that they provide a defined amount of baseload that can be released over a specific period of time. Need some more time? Put some more dirt in your battery.

Re: Anything new in a simple to use podcast app for iPhone? - 15 days ago

What do these other apps offer that the native Podcast app doesn't provide?

Re: Bezosville: 4-Pack Apple AirTags Bluetooth Tracking Device $80 - 15 days ago

I bought a 4-pack a while ago and removed the speaker from them so they could be hidden on my bike. It's a rather expensive bike, so I didn't want the thief to simply sound the alarm on the airtag to track its location and remove it. There are several airtags. Some are obvious...others less so.

Re: Anything new in a simple to use podcast app for iPhone? - 16 days ago

I hear that a small fruit company in Cupertino CA makes a good free app for podcasts.

Re: Chinese invade Ireland - 17 days ago

Give 'em 4 shots of whiskey and try again.

Re: Reference image of what can fit in Cybertruck's bed - 21 days ago

QuotepRICE cUBE I'm not quite sure why people are saying placing of a commonly used item such as a bike in the back of the CT is unfair. I see vehicles with bikes loaded in the back all the time. CT is marketed as a vehicle that can be a part of a person's active life. Is the CT's purpose just to transport groceries? The bed of the Cybertruck is actually longer than the bed of the F-150.

Re: MR Forum Confessions - 21 days ago

QuoteDrew OK, I confess that I don't have special feelings for my Mac anymore. It's just a tool to do my work. Have no interest in an affair with Windows, but the romance with Mac seems to have faded away. Same. I use Windows at work. Linux at home.

Re: SpaceX gets FAA approval for Friday Starship launch - 21 days ago

Quotejonny Let the concrete fly!! Shouldn't be any flying concrete this time. They've installed a water deluge system that they've already tested and it dramatically reduced the impact on the launchpad.

Re: Reference image of what can fit in Cybertruck's bed - 22 days ago

Pros: It is actually somewhat aerodynamic, as opposed to conventional trucks It won't rust It's bullet resistent It's electric It's unlike anything else in production It has higher power, torque, payload and towing capacity than equivalent trucks from legacy automakers. Cons: It will likely be very expensive There are 2,000,000+ reservations so assuming no one else reserves one, it w

Re: Reference image of what can fit in Cybertruck's bed - 22 days ago

Re: Reference image of what can fit in Cybertruck's bed - 22 days ago

This is how most people transport mtn bikes. Usually there's a pad hanging over the tailgate though.

Re: EIHL player Matt Petgrave arrested for on-ice death of Adam Johnson on suspicion of manslaughter - 23 days ago

I purchased neck guards for my son and myself. USAHockey currently is only recommending their use, but they intend to enact a rule change as early as January to make them mandatory.

Re: So much for the foreseeable future....Starship aiming to launch this Friday pending regulatory approval - 23 days ago

Starship has pending NASA contracts to land supplies and eventual people on the Moon in the short term. Mars in the long term for SpaceX directly. I imagine that NASA has many politicians are pushing this more than anything else.

Re: OT: why Icelandic eruption could matter internationally. - 24 days ago

Just a few years ago a volcano in Iceland shut down air traffic from/to Europe from the west. No one can pronounce the name of the volcano or spell it for that matter so it’s just omitted from history. I’m just joking. There are many funny videos on YouTube of meteorologists trying to pronounce it an failing horribly.

Re: The world’s largest aircraft breaks cover in Silicon Valley - 27 days ago

The Veritasium Youtube channel did a piece on airships recently that was very interesting.